Not even the allied base of the governor of , (), has given guarantees that it will approve the bill that seeks to “save” the BRB (Banco de Brasília).
Representative Roriz Neto (PL), for example, said he needed more information to vote in favor of the project, which offers
“We have to save the BRB, otherwise it will go bankrupt. But today there is no consensus to vote for the PL”, he said.
The GDF depends on the approval of the Legislative Chamber to continue with the operation. Faced with resistance from parliamentarians, Terracap presented a document with the values of each piece of land: R$6.4 billion. But no details.
There are those who say that the land could, in fact, be worth up to R$21 billion — three times more than what the BRB rescue project envisages.
Technical notes from the Legislative Chamber have warned of the risk of the operation. One of them says that the Fiscal Responsibility Law prevents financial commitments that are not fulfilled this year and that there is a “risk of tax infraction”.
Nelson Antônio de Souza. In the presentation, he said that the bank will stop functioning if the project is not approved.
The tone of the meeting was anything but friendly. At a certain point, deputy Paula Belmonte (PSDB) raised the tone. “You said you were feeling like a leper when you went to Faria Lima to negotiate assets. Do you know who the lepers were when the government came to defend this operation? The opposition. The deputies from the base left here shouting ‘we won'”, he said.
Behind the scenes, even government officials admit that approval could be a long shot. There is a fear of making another mistake, in a reference to , in August 2025.
A meeting of leaders was called for this Tuesday (3) to decide whether the project will be put on the agenda. Despite having a majority from the CLDF, the GDF does not have the guaranteed votes to vote on the text.
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